Let's Call a Truce - by Amy Buchanan (Paperback)

About the Book

"LET'S CALL A TRUCE is a sexy contemporary romance about second chances at life and love, bursting with humor and a touch of angst from debut author, Amy Buchanan. After Juliana Ryan's husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her with two grieving kids and a stunted career from years as a stay-at-home mom, she has no choice but to make it work all on her own. But her confidence crashes around her when she overhears her condescending but infuriatingly attractive new colleague, Ben Thomas, talking about how her kids and inexperience are a liability the company can't afford. This sets off a feud between the two, as Juliana vows to prove him wrong. Two years later, their feud rages on, but it may be charged with something they aren't willing to admit. When they are forced onto a career-making project together, Juliana has no choice but to call a truce. As their lives become more intertwined in and out of the office, Juliana finds it hard to ignore Ben's perpetual smile and charming determination. What started as a truce grows into more, as boardroom-clearing arguments turn to desk-clearing kisses. Could the man she deemed her nemesis understand her life-her stress and responsibilities-better than anyone? But just when Juliana decides to open her heart again, Ben's past threatens their newfound bliss, and she has to figure out whether this second chance at love is worth it after all"--

Book Synopsis

LET'S CALL A TRUCE is a sexy contemporary romance about second chances at life and love, bursting with humor and a touch of angst from debut author, Amy Buchanan.

After Juliana Ryan's husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her with two grieving kids and a stunted career from years as a stay-at-home mom, she has no choice but to make it work all on her own. But her confidence crashes around her when she overhears her condescending but infuriatingly attractive new colleague, Ben Thomas, talking about how her kids and inexperience are a liability the company can't afford. This sets off a feud between the two, as Juliana vows to prove him wrong.

Two years later, their feud rages on, but it may be charged with something they aren't willing to admit. When they are forced onto a career-making project together, Juliana has no choice but to call a truce. As their lives become more intertwined in and out of the office, Juliana finds it hard to ignore Ben's perpetual smile and charming determination. What started as a truce grows into more, as boardroom-clearing arguments turn to desk-clearing kisses. Could the man she deemed her nemesis understand her life-her stress and responsibilities-better than anyone?

But just when Juliana decides to open her heart again, Ben's past threatens their newfound bliss, and she has to figure out whether this second chance at love is worth it after all.

Review Quotes

"Buchanan's debut hits all of the right notes.. This twist on the enemies-to-lovers trope that also sensitively explores dating while grieving is perfect for fans of workplace romances." -Library Journal

"Amy Buchanan's Let's Call a Truce starts as a tension-filled conflict between workplace nemeses but ends as a touching story of love and family. The struggles Juliana faces as a widowed mother trying to make her way back in the workplace felt so real, and it's so satisfying to watch her realize that instead of her greatest enemy, Ben might just be her biggest supporter. As a Florida native myself, I also couldn't help but love the way Buchanan brought that setting to life! Let's Call a Truce felt like a real, lived-in romance between two people who deserve a new beginning, and who found it with each other." - Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of With Love, from Cold World

"Amy Buchanan's debut had me chuckling one minute and choked up with emotion the next. With a perfect balance of LOL moments, punchy banter laced with sexual tension, and heartwarming moments of found family, grief, and second chances in love, Let's Call a Truce is an outstanding debut by a fresh voice in contemporary romance." --Meredith Schorr, author of As Seen on TV

"Featuring one of the most swoon-worthy lines I've ever read from a hero, LET'S CALL A TRUCE delivers a heartwarming and engrossing story that beautifully explores love after loss." --Livy Hart, author of Planes, Trains, and All the Feels

"Touching and swoonworthy, Let's Call A Truce is a truly enjoyable debut that wrings laughter and tears from realistic life situations. A real treat!" --Jayne Denker, author of The Rom- Com Agenda

"Filled to the brim with courage and compassion, Let's Call a Truce is by turns hilarious, heart-wrenching, and scorchingly hot. Amy Buchanan deftly navigates the demands of parenthood and the trepidation of love after loss in this superb debut. From sizzling banter and forbidden office trysts to aching scenes of two parents trying their best, this novel delivered a romance I'll never forget." --Alexandra Vasti, author of Ne'er Duke Well

"Amy Buchanan's debut novel is both meltingly sweet and scorchingly hot. Juliana is a complicated, relatable heroine, and I was rooting for her at every step of her heart-felt and hard-fought journey to happily ever after." --Diana Biller, author of Hotel of Secrets

"A fresh, single-parent spin on workplace enemies-to-lovers that will delight fans of The Hating Game." - Kate Canterbary, author of In a Jam

"Office rivals to lovers is my kryptonite and this book delivers in every way. I laughed, I swooned, I read the steamy scenes twice! Forever a fan of Amy Buchanan!" --Kate Robb, author of This Spells Love

"Amy's book left me feeling invigorated and hopeful. LET'S CALL A TRUCE is a richly-crafted love story, with characters who leapt off the page and directly into my heart. A joy to read!" --Tarah Dewitt, USA Today bestselling author

About the Author

AMY BUCHANAN has had a lifelong love affair with romance. After decades of devouring love stories written by others, she decided to share the ones pinging around in her own brain. She writes spicy contemporary romances with relatable heroines, swoonworthy heroes, and loving found families.

She lives in Central Florida with her three littles, two pups, and one husband. When not writing, she trolls travel sites for luxury rentals outside of her budget and-poorly-trains for half-marathons.